20Synonyms found for sleazy

Word Origin & History

sleazy 1640s, "hairy, fuzzy," later "flimsy, unsubstantial" (1660s), of unknown origin; one theory traces it somehow to Silesian "of the eastern German province of Silesia" (Ger. Schlesien), where fine linen or cotton fabric was made (Silesia in ref. to cloth is attested in English from 1670s; and sleazy as an abbreviated form is attested from 1670), but OED is against this. Sense of "sordid" is from 1941

Example Sentences for sleazy

The for-profits didn't teach us any of these sleazy innovations.

Yet frequent crackdowns and the occasional toppling of sleazy officials appear to have little impact.

We were all giddy at the prospect of an evening's unchained fun, sleazy adventure divorced from consequences.

But venture capitalists have yet to invest in the firm, which needs to ensure its service is not used to sleazy ends.

Although a slightly sleazy business, it was hugely profitable.

The camera catches the perfect pair clowning an elaborate kiss against the sleazy panorama.

Once you start dating the sleazy old professor, disillusionment sets in.

Journalism is sleazy because it's a consumer product, so many of its offerings are biased.

Denigrating the self promotion of others as a way of promoting yourself is ugly and sleazy.

He was sleazy in a delightful sort of way, the anti-Fox, and audiences and critics loved it.